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By Rebecca Murray, About.com Guide to Hollywood Movies since 2001

Jim Sturgess Gambles on 21

Friday March 28, 2008
Jim Sturgess had never played blackjack or even been to Las Vegas before he took on the lead role in the dramatic film 21 from Columbia Pictures. The British actor who burst onto the scene in the trippy musical Across the Universe (directed by Julie Taymor and featuring songs from The Beatles catalogue) got a crash course in card playing from Vegas card consultant Kyle Morris. “Gambling for me is basically throwing money on the horses or the dog tracks. It's just not the same kind of culture back in England. I knew Vegas obviously. It's such an iconic kind of city,” said Sturgess. Read On...
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Stop-Loss and GI Joe
Stop-loss, a policy implemented by the US government in order to retain military personnel beyond the date they’re scheduled to end their service, is the central theme of Kimberly Peirce’s latest dramatic film. Stop-Loss follows a close-knit group of soldiers who return to Texas believing they’re about to leave the service behind, only to find out a few have been stop-lossed. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (The Lookout) plays Tommy, an emotional, mixed up young soldier who has a very difficult time adjusting to life outside the military. Read On...
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